[name]Elijah[/name] has really started growing on me and SURPRISE dh actually likes it! ( which really is a miracle as he hates everything!)
SOOOO… What type of person do you picture??? ( I dont know even 1 [name]Elijah[/name])
[name]Do[/name] you think it is on its way to becoming very popular??? (like [name]Jacob[/name]?) Or will it remain used and familiar but not super popular???
(I should add that I am in Canada and Elijah is NOT in the top 100 here)
I am pretty sure [name]Elijah[/name] is in the top 20 already! I do consider it popular, but not overly so. I always picture somebody handsome and intelligent. More bookish than athletic. Hubby and I like the name a lot too, but its popularity and its biblical origins were a deal breaker for us. 
It feels fairly popular to me. I’ve definitely met some Elijahs. I feel like [name]Elijah[/name] can be anybody. It doesn’t give me a strong stereotypical image of any kind, which, in my opinion, is a good thing.
I love the name and nn [name]ELI[/name], it is growing in popularity but I havent met one!
I have met over 20 Elijahs. No joke. lol. It’s crazy popular here, but I still love it. For the longest time I hated it because of its popularity, but a couple months ago it really grew on me, and I adore it. I wouldn’t use it as a FN due to its popularity (it’ll probably be top 10 next year), but I do adore it.
Surprisingly enough, when I picture [name]Elijah[/name], I don’t picture any of the Elijahs I know. I picture a sweet little sunshine boy with bright blue eyes and blond hair, a mama’s boy with a heart of gold. 
I love the reference to the prophet [name]Elijah[/name], as well.
Blogger [name]Joanna[/name] Goddard says to use the “blind date test.” If I were going on a blind date and my friend said, “[name]Do[/name] you want to meet my friend [name]Elijah[/name]?” what would you expect to find at the restaurant. I would guess that he probably grew up in a household of faith. Other than that, I wouldn’t have a lot of associations in my head that I might with the name “[name]Chris[/name].” [name]Eli[/name], on the other hand, feels kind of shrewd and conniving to me, but I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the “lie” sound.
(Talking about when he grows up)… I picture a tan guy with scruffy hair who loves music and is pretty good looking. I love [name]Elijah[/name], such a mans name!!
I would assume he came from a family of faith, as well. I also would imagine he would be Jewish, since most Elijahs I’ve known my age are Jewish, but since it has become more popular in the last couple years, in twenty or so years I don’t think that will hold true.
I picture a pretentious whimp… but I know one and that might be why. I like [name]Elias[/name] and [name]Isaiah[/name] much more.
[name]Elijah[/name] [name]Wood[/name], of course!
I would assume he was Jewish, nothing specific about body type (I can see it on both a wimpy boy and a strapping lad), serious possibly bookish.